It’s also much the same disclaimer as every other console in the last decade or so

Incorrect. I do not own my Switch 2...yet.

I've noticed that a few of people's major worries regarding the Switch 2 (which are similar to worries about past Nintendo systems as well) are based on very extreme/catastrophic thinking: "Nintendo will brick my Switch 2 if I try to mod it." - Not if you wait until there's a confirmed safe exploit and you know how to follow instructions properly. By the end of the console's life cycle or middle of the next console's life, this will be relatively easy and almost completely consequence-free. "I'll lose all access to my digital game cards and digital games when servers shut down or when there's an apocalyptic event." - You can still redownload digital games from the Wii and 3DS eshops if you own them. Modern digital storefronts are way better than old ones as well. Plus, Nintendo is not going anywhere anytime soon unlike stuff like Ouya. If there is an apocalyptic event that causes all digital storefronts to go down, then there will be much more important things to focus on than redownloading and replaying games you've already played.

I think I'm grateful that we have the Consumer Council that speaks for consumers in cases like this! I've modded many Nintendo consoles, not to pirate games, but to unlock extra features. Examples: -DS: Video and music player -Wii: Unlock widescreen support for GameCube games -Wii U: Unlock playing on the gamepad in all games I plan to mod my Switch in the future as well, to unlock overclocking and get better performance in games. Really sucks if Nintendo tries to kill my console because I'm trying to increase the joy of playing the games I legally bought.

If you connect to the internet (Nintendo servers specifically) on a modded switch your console will be banned from accessing Nintendo services (e-shop, online play, etc). There are ways to avoid this by playing legit games on sysnand and non legit games on emunand only, but it is easy to forget and make a mistake.

again big difference between a Ban and bricking your console.